The Treasure of Turk's Lane

"The Treasure of Turk's Lane" is one of fourteen short stories written by Leslie Charteris and included in the thirteenth Saint book Boodle (aka The Saint Intervenes) published in 1934. It had previously been published in the newspaper Empire News.

Plot
When a land developer tries some underhanded tactics to get a friend of Simon's to sell his ancestral home in order that an apartment block can be built on the site, Templar is determined to make sure the developer pays through the nose to get it. However the old house has one final surprise in store for both the developer and the Saint.